The worst-ever Ebola outbreak, which has already killed at least 2,296 people in West Africa, has triggered a scramble to develop the first drug or vaccine for a deadly disease that was discovered nearly 40 years ago in the forests of central Africa.

Sept 11- Ebola is just one of many neglected tropical diseases that badly need attention. The World Health Organization in 2012 designated 17 diseases as priorities for eradication or control:. There is no approved drug but the first vaccine from Sanofi could reach the market late next year.

Sept 10- A new diet pill Contrave got approval to be sold in the United States on Wednesday, only the third obesity treatment in more than a decade to win approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

Sept 10- Eli Lilly and Co and Boehringer Ingelheim said on Wednesday that the European Commission approved their copycat version of Sanofi SA's blockbuster insulin, Lantus. The therapy received a positive recommendation from the European Medicine Agency in June.

Sept 5- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc won U.S. approval for its drug to lower phosphate levels in patients with chronic kidney disease, but the approval included an unexpected safety warning on the label. However, the FDA- mandated label does not include the benefits of the drug in treating anemia.

Sept 5- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc won the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its drug to lower phosphate levels in patients with chronic kidney disease who are already on dialysis. It affects more than 20 million adults in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.